Subtitles, Surtitles & Supertitles

Wallander, The Killing, Borgen. We’re watching more and more
TV series with subtitles. Theatre audiences are welcoming visiting productions
in their original language supported by surtitles including the Globe to Globe
season at Shakespeare’s Globe and the Barbican’s BITE programme.

Geraldine Brodie uncovers the detailed workings of
subtitling in live performance, and discusses the inventive ways in which these
visible translations are incorporated into productions to enhance the
audience’s engagement with a play’s original language and culture.